Shower bath cabinet



SePt- 27, 1932 J. o. BARCE 1,879,782

SHOWER BATH CABINET Original Filed Aug. 19.- 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l JM 0 affae.

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' Sept. 27, 1932. J. o. BARCE SHOWER BATH CABINET Original Filed Aug. 19. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 27, i932 PATENT oFFic JOHN o. Banen, orY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SHOWER ian'risc` CABINET Original application led August 19, 19729, Serial No. and this applicati@ ined Octane My invention relates to cabinets andparsuitable as inclosures for a division of my vcopendticularly to cabinets shower baths and is ing application Serial N o. 386,758. Y

l'n this type of cabinet'w-hich is usually placed in a room after the walls thereof have been `either totally or partially erected, it is desirable to employ a sectional or knock-down construction in order to permit the cabinet to be shipped in knocked assembled in the room used. The structure should include as few parts as possible and the Y should be of such a nature that it is possible to quickly and readily assemble the sections into a rigid inclosure with a minimum number of workmen. Itis also desirable to vhave a structure which will be of suoli formation and construction to allow or porcelain coated sheet metalv of relatively thin gauge. It is therefore the purpose of my invention to providea cabinet involving these features and to provide such a cabinet which may be cheaply made upon a commer- 'cial basis and yet which will be of high quality and rigid construction.

In accordance with my invention the cabinet is formed of separate Vintersecting wall sections which may be joined together at the 'corners by any suitable means such as a locking strip which conceals the edges of the adjoining walls. The walls are joined to and interlocked .with the stiles which outline the Ventrance into the cabinet by a simple securing or clamping .device, preferably y stile and comprising two spaced abutments on the'stile between which the Vterminating marginal edge of the wall and. which device also eliminates the necessity Ofseparate means of attachment such as bolts or the like for securing the walls to the stiles. The lower extremities ofthe wall sections are preferablyflangedV in such a manner as to securely engage and interlock with a complementary formed receptor by being urged laterally thereagainst by kmeans concealed within the stileand without the use of bolts or the like entering into tliiereceptor.l

All marginal edges, where the porcelain or down condition'and in which it is to beV construction thereof the use ofenameled n struction illustrated in Figs. 6

joins the strips together and formed integrally'with the 1 ec.

maybe clamped,

Apanels 3 are curved 386,758, and in canada rebrary's, 1931. Divided Serial No. 569,418.

other coating may not'be perfect, are concealed from view to enhancethe appearance of the finished cabinet. Y i 'A detailed description of one embodiment of my invention will be given in'connection` with the drawings in which:

Fig.v l is a perspective view of a cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a partial horizontal section illustrating one corner and stile showing theinterior construction thereof. ig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and of the stile; Y

Fig. 4; is a section on line H of Fig. 2 illustrating the inner end of the stile.

ig. 5 is a perspective detail ofthe lower endrof thestile member. A

ig. 6 is a section similar to Fig. 2 illustrating a modified form Of'a stile. v nig. is a'perspective detail of the lower end of the stile member shown in Fig. 6.

ig; is a perspective of the abut-ment strip used in the modified form of stilev conand 7. As shown in the illustrated embodiment theV cabinet is of sectional construction made up of 2 the latter of which in the present instanceV are bent at panels 3. The preferably made any desired means such as by a locking strip il. The walls are flanged inwardly vat their S5 lower ends to provide a seating flange 5 adaptto rest upon the top of the upstanding rim 6 of the receptor 7. llhe ends of the flanges 5 formed at the lower ends lof walls l, 2 and downwardly and outwardly as Vat 7, the latter curvature being complementary to the curvature of a ledge 8 formed on the rim 6 of the receptor. Due to the curved ledge and the curved flange formed upon the end of the walls the latter will be securely held against vertical movement in either direction and against horizontal moveyfurther illustrates the interior construction u A130m! of sheet metal,

j either enameled or coated with porcelain, se-Y l cured together at their longitudinal edges by ment yin one vdirection when the walls are assembled and positioned with the rlower flanged ends engaging thereceptor. When Y tuting an elongated wedge blocks may f 14and turned to assembled the back wall and the outer ends of the front panels are held against inward movement and in contact with the receptor by the two side walls. At the same time the rear wall serves to hold the rear ends ofthe side walls in` contactwith the receptor. The front ends Cf the Side Walls are' heldinrosie tion and against inward movement by the panels. To retain the inner ends of thefroiit panels, and consequently allvvallsftightlyagainstthe receptor the free or inner ends of the panels 3 are flanged inwardly las* `at 9V- whichaueebees ber 11lthe--inrard flange a'eiitends' "stra-ight downwardly into" a socket 11 formed in the receptor forV the reception of the stilemembers which will later be vdescribed. Disposed within sockets 11 are a pair of wedge blocks 12 similar in all re-v spects to the usual form of lockingblocks familiar in the printing art. .These blocks comprise generallyT apair of wedges arranged with their` inclined surfaces 13 contacting with each other and beingrabbeted back .at the top, of their meeting faces to provide spaced rack teeth 14 by means of whichl the be moved relatively to each other by the use ofthe usual tool. YIn the present instance these blocksare insertedbetweenl the inturned flange 9 and the interier of the socket 11 Vin the receptor in which the A stile is set and are used to urge the panel 3 outwardly andY cause the lower'flanged end of the side wallito be forced tightly. against the curyed ledge 8. To wedge the blocks tightly, the`usua`lpinion key is meslied with rack teeth.

slide the wedges longitudinally relative to each other along their inclined Afaces until'adequatepressure is'exerted against flange 9 to hold the side walls in place. Preferably the sockets 11 are. drained by a duct16. f

'The entry into the cabinet is outlined by two stile members 17 which'enclose the inner ends of panels 3'. ln the modification shown in Figs; 1 to 5j inclusive, the stile membersare formed of a single piece of sheet. metal bent into asnbstantially rectangular form constii tubular 'stile member the lower ends of which are adapted toenter the sockets'11. lnstead of the stile member howener being of the usual substantially closed rectangular formation the vfrontwall 18` is extended laterally beyond one sidewall 19 and is then flanged inwardly as at 21 toward r therear'walll of the cabinet and the rear wall 22 of the stile. rlhe side wall adjacent flange 21 isshortened so as not toextend entirely to and meet the front wall, 18. rlhis construction leaves an opening 23 between the marginal edges of the stile and leading into the interior of the stile. The .marginal edges are preferably flanged inwardly as at 24r and 26to form substantially parallel abuty mentsurfaces. .The der )thof side wall 19 andy flange 21 i'sisuch that the two inturned flanges 24 and 26 are out of alignment a distance slightly less thanv the thickness of panels 3.

As previously stated the lower end of the stile is adapted to seat in the socket formed in the receptor. Consequently the lower end of the front and one side wall is cutaway as at 27 to vclear the wedgeblocks 12.. Furthermore the side wall 19 which extends over the flange 5 is cut away as at 28 so that when the stile -lis inserted in place the lower end of wall 19 will just engage the flange 5.

' It follows from the above that when'the stile is placed aroundthefree end yof panel?)A rotated slightly to bring the edges there-V of'in alignment with socket 11 and pushed in place the free edge of panel 3 will be securely gripped by .the stile, abutment flanges 24 and 26,

In the modication shown in Figs. G to'S, inclusive, the construction is generally the same as that shown in; Figs. 1 to 5,there being a slight modification of the stile construction. In this modification the stile member instead of beingof one. piece is constructed in two pieces-#As shown the stile member is constructed of a main panel or U-shaped member 29Awhich constitutes the outer member, and an inner V-shaped abutment member 31. As in the prior illustrations the. front wall 3 2 of the stile is flanged rearwardly as at 33 and then back upon itself as at 34 to provide an abutment surface. The rear wall 36 of the stile instead ofI being continued forwardly to provide a side wall in the prior instance, is merely curled inwardly to provide a hook 3'( leaving one side of the mainmember entirely open; To close the stile and to form a second spaced abutment a V-shaped abutment member- Slis provided having two inL clined side walls 39.1neeting in a flat relatively narrow apexorend wall 41. The

with a distance, slightly less than nessof the panel 3. f v

It follows from .the above that as in the modification shown in'lligs 1 to 5 the panel 3- will be'` gripped between the abutment sur- Athat is, by the faces 34 and 41 after insertion ofthe panel between, thesurfacesand a partial rotation of the stile to bringth stantiallyparallel withpanel From the above description of my inventionitis apparent that Iha-veprovided a cabinet involving a. minimum number of parts andfwhichr may be assembledbya minifront wall 32 sub-- y I like comprising an mum number of workmen. It will be observed that there are practically no sharp corners and that all marginal edges where the enameling or other coating may be thin or 3 partly chipped are concealed.

In assembling the cabinet constructed as above described, the wall members are inserted in place from the inside rather than from t-he outside and the corners secured together as is usually the custom. The side walls will be held in position at the rear end by the rear wall. The front ends are held in place by the panels which are urged against the ledge of the receptor' by the action of the wedge members forcing the ends of the panels outwardly. With the walls thus secured in place, the stiles may be set in position in their sockets to engage the inner ends of the panels. It will be noted that no bolts are used to secure the lower ends of the walls to the receptor nor the stiles tothe walls or receptor.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the details of construction without j departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined hereto.

I claim:

l. A hollow stile in the claims appended for use in cabinets or the elongated hollow member formed by intersecting side walls, two of said walls terminating short of each other a substantial distance in one direction transverse to the length of said stile and a relatively 'f smaller distance in a second direction trans- 'f tion transverse to the length of said stile.

3. A hollow elongated stile provided with a longitudinally disposed slot for the reception of the margin of an adjacent wall, said slot being' defined by two abutment surfaces disposed relatively to each other a .substantial distance apart in one. direction transverse to the length of said stile and a relatively smaller distance apart in a second direction transverse to the length of said stile.

4. A stile for a cabinet or the like consisting of a metal sheet bent longitudinally into substantially rectangular form and providing a longitudinally extending slot in one wall thereof for the reception of the marginal edge of a side wall, said slot being defined by two abutment surfaces spaced from each other a substantial distance in one direction transverse to the length 'of the stile and a relatively smaller distance in a second direction transverse to the length of said stile.

l secting walls and a ing of a metal sheet bent longitudinally into substantially rectangular form and providing a longitudinal slot.

the reception of themarginal edge of aside wall, said slot being formed by an extension j ofone Wallin a direction laterally beyond an adjacent wall, said `adjacent wall being shor-y ter than its opposite wall and said extended wall being bent toward the shortened wall. 6. Astilefor a cabinet or the like consist-k ingof a metal sheet bent longitudinally Ainto substantially rectangularform and providing a longitudinal slot in one-wall thereof for the reception of the marginal edge of a side wall,- said slotbeingform'edby an extension of'one wall in a direction laterally in one wall thereoflfor.

Q 5;:A stile .for acabinet or the like consisti beyond an adja-l Y cent wall, said adjacent wall being shorter y than its opposite wall and said extended wall being bent toward the shortened wall, the terminating Vedges of said spaced walls being flanged to provide two substantially parallel spaced abutment surfaces.

7. A stile for a cabinet or the like comprising an elongated hollow member open upon one side, the free end of one wall thereof being-iianged inwardly to form an abutment surface, an abutment member extending from Y the wall opposite said first mentionedV wall y and terminating in a second abutment surface substantially parallel to said first abutment surface and spaced therefrom a substantial distance in one direction transverse to the length of said stile and a relatively smaller distance in a second direction transverse to the length of said stile.

8. A'hollow elongated stile for a cabinet or the like comprising a substantially U-shaped outer member having the free ends thereof flanged inwardly and an inner V-shaped member positioned with its free ends disposed between one inturned flange and one adjacent corner of said outer member, the apex of said inner member being disposed toward the opposite wall and terminating short of the opposite wall and within the free langedend of the wallrnot engaged by the V-shaped member. Y

9. A cabinet or the like comprising interreceptor, the lower ends of the walls engaging the receptor, the marginal edges of two of said walls being en closed in hollow stiles defining an entry into said cabinet and means within said stiles for locking the walls in engagement with said receptor. Y l 10. A cabinet or the like comprising intersecting walls and a of the walls engaging the receptor, the marginal yedges of two of said walls being enclosed in hollow stiles dening an entry into ,v receptor, said stiles being cut away at the low-V receptor, thel lower ends er endsthereof to accommodate said looking means.` y

11. A cabinet or the like comprising inter?y seating walls and a receptor, the lower ends of the walls engaging. the receptor, the marginal edges of, two of Vsaid walls being en-V closed in hollow stiles said cabinet and nieans within said Stiles for locking the wallsy in engagement with saifl receptor, said Stiles being out away at'the lowerends thereof to accoininoclatesaid lockd ing means and the engaging portion of sai walls. -V Y. o Y

In witness ofthe foregoing I aHiXiny signature.` o Y Y e JOHN o. BARCE.

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